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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      11,333</td>
<td class="r data">       2,169</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">       8,442</td>
<td class="r data">       1,602</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,891</td>
<td class="r data">         567</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      11,687</td>
<td class="r data">       2,253</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,737</td>
<td class="r data">       1,718</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,950</td>
<td class="r data">         535</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      12,740</td>
<td class="r data">       2,492</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,533</td>
<td class="r data">       1,892</td>
<td class="r data">    19.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,207</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      13,599</td>
<td class="r data">       2,668</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,849</td>
<td class="r data">       2,022</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,750</td>
<td class="r data">         646</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      13,786</td>
<td class="r data">       2,759</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,944</td>
<td class="r data">       2,062</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,842</td>
<td class="r data">         697</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      13,847</td>
<td class="r data">       2,519</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">      10,024</td>
<td class="r data">       1,882</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,823</td>
<td class="r data">         637</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      13,758</td>
<td class="r data">       2,603</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,001</td>
<td class="r data">       1,951</td>
<td class="r data">    19.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,757</td>
<td class="r data">         652</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,380</td>
<td class="r data">       2,693</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,958</td>
<td class="r data">       2,100</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,422</td>
<td class="r data">         593</td>
<td class="r data">    17.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      13,227</td>
<td class="r data">       2,749</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,918</td>
<td class="r data">       2,170</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,309</td>
<td class="r data">         579</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      10,544</td>
<td class="r data">       2,151</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">       7,888</td>
<td class="r data">       1,676</td>
<td class="r data">    21.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,656</td>
<td class="r data">         475</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      11,248</td>
<td class="r data">       2,159</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
<td class="r data">       8,381</td>
<td class="r data">       1,594</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,867</td>
<td class="r data">         565</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      11,611</td>
<td class="r data">       2,241</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">       8,696</td>
<td class="r data">       1,711</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,915</td>
<td class="r data">         530</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      12,661</td>
<td class="r data">       2,481</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,479</td>
<td class="r data">       1,882</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,182</td>
<td class="r data">         599</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      13,518</td>
<td class="r data">       2,655</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,795</td>
<td class="r data">       2,013</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,723</td>
<td class="r data">         642</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      13,691</td>
<td class="r data">       2,745</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,873</td>
<td class="r data">       2,052</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,818</td>
<td class="r data">         693</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      13,784</td>
<td class="r data">       2,513</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,986</td>
<td class="r data">       1,878</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,798</td>
<td class="r data">         635</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      13,700</td>
<td class="r data">       2,597</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,959</td>
<td class="r data">       1,946</td>
<td class="r data">    19.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,741</td>
<td class="r data">         651</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      13,304</td>
<td class="r data">       2,683</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,915</td>
<td class="r data">       2,094</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,389</td>
<td class="r data">         589</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      13,169</td>
<td class="r data">       2,743</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       9,881</td>
<td class="r data">       2,166</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,288</td>
<td class="r data">         577</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      10,492</td>
<td class="r data">       2,149</td>
<td class="r data">    20.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,854</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,638</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    15.1</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    15.2</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     7.8</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    13.1</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    10.9</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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